At the monster CES consumer show earlier this year, there was a major focus on voice control, most notably by countless companies adding Amazon Alexa skills to whatever it is they do. And study after study shows consumer interest in voice assistants, whether it be Alexa, Google Home, Samsung’s Bixby or Apple’s Siri. Now a […]
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Amazon may be considered the powerhouse when it comes to smart home hubs because of its Alexa-powered Echo devices, but don’t expect Google to take it lying down. Reports are saying that the tech giant is considering merging its Google Home and its Google WiFi devices to create just one all-in-one smart hub that would
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Enlarge Guinnog reader comments 107 Share this story Researchers have uncovered a rash of ongoing attacks designed to damage routers and other Internet-connected appliances so badly that they become effectively inoperable. PDoS attack bots (short for “permanent denial-of-service”) scan the Internet for Linux-based routers, bridges, or similar Internet-connected devices that require only factory-default passwords to grant
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There’s no doubt that the Internet of Things (IoT) provides critical security challenges for healthcare organizations that need to be addressed. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released guidance on handling medical device vulnerabilities, closely following the release of its more general medical device cybersecurity guidance. As the IoT matures, IoT-connected devices are a
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For some, innovation can stem from a dream or scribbles on a cocktail napkin. For Tre Zimmerman, co-founder and chief technology officer of Ubicquia, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) provider, his next idea came from taking in the view one afternoon from his son’s bedroom window. At 2 p.m., Zimmerman noticed that a streetlight
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Download the PDF of this article. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) requires determinism and security, and that’s exactly what a quartet of real-time operating systems (RTOSs) seen at this year’s Embedded World delivers. The four in question are Blackberry’s QNX Nucleus, Lynx Software’s LynxSecure, Express Logic’s X-Ware IoT Platform, and Micrium’s µC/OS. All address
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If you live in the United Kingdom and you’re a British Gas customer, you can order a Hive Active Heating package. With that service plan, a British Gas rep will come to your home and install a Hive smart thermostat that grants control of both your home HVAC system and your water heater, both locally
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Voice control is cool, but the future of toggling complex systems of devices — like your home theater or smart home setup — is with gestures. At least, that’s what the developers behind the $150 Singlecue would have you believe. If this device sounds familiar, it’s because we looked at it a few years back
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August SL02M02S02 smart lock Capitol, the CE and custom-install distributor, has added August Home to its line card. August Home manufactures smart locks and smart-home access devices, and Capitol added six of its products: AB01M01G01 doorbell cam (silver and dark gray color options), AK01M01G01 smart keypad, AC02 Connect Wi-Fi bridge, and SL02M02S02 smart lock. “The
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